I'm that sensitive, honest guy who likes people, wants to know why, and who puzzles everyone by continually putting himself in harm's way.

Western Nebraska is the only place in all my travels where I have seen the dust blowing and the rain falling at the same time.

Love and Terror on the Howling Plains of Nowhere' took me six years to write.

All my life, I never realized you could have a conversation with a ghost.

One thing I've learned is when you find a best friend in this life, you better hang on.

At the end of the day, I think having some life experience is helpful to play any kind of music.

I am often asked how I can work with a subject as morbid as trauma without becoming burned out or depressed. My answer to this question is that witnessing the transformation that takes place in people when they master their traumas has proven to be a deeply sustaining and uplifting experience in my life.

Switching from one career to another can be scary, but it also can be a thrilling experience. Look at it as an opportunity to really go after what you want to accomplish in life and make a difference in the world. The key is to take small, conscious steps and prepare yourself for a successful transition.